Lyrics for A Machine For Loving by IGGY POP

A Machine For Loving - Lyrics

Two weeks after my arrival Fox died just after sunsetI was stretched out on the bed when he approachedAnd tried painfully to jump up he wagged his tail nervouslySince the beginning he hadn't touched his bowl onceHe had lost a lot of weightI helped him to settle on my lapFor a few seconds he looked at meWith a curious mixture of exhaustion and apologyThen, calmed, he closed his eyesTwo minutes later he gave out his last breath

I buried him beside the residenceAt the western extremity of the landSurrounded by the protective fenceNext to his predecessorsDuring the night a rapid transportFrom the Central City dropped off an identical dogThey knew the codes and how to work the barrierI didn't have to get up to greet them

A small white and ginger mongrelCame toward me wagging its tailI gestured to himHe jumped on the bed and stretched out beside meLove is simple to defineBut it seldom happens in the series of beingsThrough these dogs we pay homage to loveAnd to its possibility

What is a dog but a machine for lovingYou introduce him to a human being giving him the mission to loveAnd however ugly, perverse, deformed or stupid this human being might beThe dog loves him, the dog loves him